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both clear from the baltimore beltway to the capital beltway. making the trip on 50, you're clear as well. as you make your way past 410 heading toward new york avenue, no accidents in either direction. back over to you. >>> it's now 5:41. we've been bombarded with ads for both for and against a new casino in maryland. now we're getting our first look at what voters think. >>> and talk about an amazing milestone. milestone. we'll introduce you to ae. the middle class, who move our country forward. work hard. raise families. and keep america strong. but mitt romney's budget plan will hurt the middle class. raising taxes on the average family by up to $2000 dollars. while giving a tax break of $250,000 dollars to multi-millionaires. doesn't mitt romney understand, we can't rebuild america...by tearing down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> you're watching news4 today. >>> police say they are closer to making arrests in two separate cases of teens being killed this prince george's county
both clear from the baltimore beltway to the capital beltway. making the trip on 50, you're clear as well. as you make your way past 410 heading toward new york avenue, no accidents in either direction. back over to you. >>> it's now 5:41. we've been bombarded with ads for both for and against a new casino in maryland. now we're getting our first look at what voters think. >>> and talk about an amazing milestone. milestone. we'll introduce you to ae. the middle class, who move...
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the new refs will be taking the field tonight as the ravens host the browns in baltimore. then tomorrow and saturday, officials will meet and vote on the eight-year collective bargaining agreement that will take the refs through the 2019 nfl season. the team owners and goodell finally caving in to refs' demand for more money. currently they make $149,000 a year. once the 2013 season starts, they'll be bumped up to $173,000. finally, their salaries will cap out in the 2019 season at $205,000. the benefit and pension plans remains the same through the 2016 season. at that point, it will be frozen. nfl commissioner roger goodell said this of the deal. "we look forward to having the finest officials in sports back on the field and i want to give a special thanks to nfl fans for their passion. now it's time to put the focus back on the teams and players where it belongs." this morning, the fans are getting a lot of credit for getting the deal done so fast because of all of the outrage following the controversial call at the end of monday night's football game. >>> virginia will
the new refs will be taking the field tonight as the ravens host the browns in baltimore. then tomorrow and saturday, officials will meet and vote on the eight-year collective bargaining agreement that will take the refs through the 2019 nfl season. the team owners and goodell finally caving in to refs' demand for more money. currently they make $149,000 a year. once the 2013 season starts, they'll be bumped up to $173,000. finally, their salaries will cap out in the 2019 season at $205,000....
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it would eventually be loaned to the baltimore museum of art and getting a story of its own. it disappeared. unknown for decades until it showed up in a flea market and caught the eye of a woman looking over some boxes of trinkets. >> i only bought it for the frame. >> reporter: she thought twice about ripping the painting up to salvage the frame. she learned the painting's value, its authenticity vouched for, she put it up for auction. it was scheduled to be at the auction this weekend. then it was pulled after some important information was found. >> we are relieved that this information has come to light prior to the auction this weekend. >> reporter: what information is that you say? the painting had been stolen back in november of 1951, according to records uncovered by the baltimore police department. it was determined an insurer had paid for the loss. >> we contacted art loss register, which is a london-based registry of stolen and missing art. and then we also looked at the fbi's list. >> reporter: somehow this little piece of art had fallen through the cracks. >> it'
it would eventually be loaned to the baltimore museum of art and getting a story of its own. it disappeared. unknown for decades until it showed up in a flea market and caught the eye of a woman looking over some boxes of trinkets. >> i only bought it for the frame. >> reporter: she thought twice about ripping the painting up to salvage the frame. she learned the painting's value, its authenticity vouched for, she put it up for auction. it was scheduled to be at the auction this...
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the refs received a standing ovation before they took the field in the ravens-bengals game in baltimore. it was the first time since the officials union reached a new agreement on the contract. players and fans were upset with the referees' performance the first three weeks of the season. commissioner goodell apologized to fans for the lockout. >> we're sorry to bring the fans through that. we're sorry to bring the general public through that. that's, unfortunately, part of labor management disputes. >> the referees union plans on voting tooday and tomorrow on te labor deal. this will give you a sense how controversial those calls were. one vegas sportsbook is offering refunds to customers who bet on the packers-seahawks game. seahawks won on a controversial touchdown call in the final play of the game. the casino owner calls this a unique situation and says it's the right thing to do for its customers. >> i'm going to disagree with that. >> you are? >> it's gambling. that's how it's supposed to work with gambling. >> but this casino decided -- >> it's good pr for sure. >>> ahead on "ne
the refs received a standing ovation before they took the field in the ravens-bengals game in baltimore. it was the first time since the officials union reached a new agreement on the contract. players and fans were upset with the referees' performance the first three weeks of the season. commissioner goodell apologized to fans for the lockout. >> we're sorry to bring the fans through that. we're sorry to bring the general public through that. that's, unfortunately, part of labor...
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the regular refs will be back on the field for tonight's game against the baltimore ravens and the cleveland browns. >>> voters start casting early votes in the swing state of iowa today where the polls are putting president obama in the lead over mitt romney. but the president has his eye on other battleground states too as he releases a new two-minute television ad. in it he takes on romney's economic plan and lays out a plan to spur job creation. romney campaigning in virginia where he'll talk to veterans at an american legion post. >>> a new search effort this morning for teamsters leader jimmy hoffa missing since 1975 as police sample soil in suburban detroit. investigators are following up on a tip someone who claimed he saw a man who may have been hoffa being buried in that spot 35 years ago. >> we believe he's credible enough he believes what he saw that something took place that day out of the ordinary. we do not believe it's jimmy hoffa. we are not making that assumption. the time line doesn't exactly add up to be mr. hoffa. but we do believe that he may have seen a body being inte
the regular refs will be back on the field for tonight's game against the baltimore ravens and the cleveland browns. >>> voters start casting early votes in the swing state of iowa today where the polls are putting president obama in the lead over mitt romney. but the president has his eye on other battleground states too as he releases a new two-minute television ad. in it he takes on romney's economic plan and lays out a plan to spur job creation. romney campaigning in virginia where...
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some lightning, some thunder, northern areas of howard county, up into frederick county and around baltimore county. all that making its way to the east toward hartford and cecil county. what's going to be happening the next couple days is we'll still be dealing with this weather front that's been north of our area. we were on the warm side of it yesterday with temperatures in the low 80s. we'll on the warm side of that front for today. we've got a chance of rain back i think during the late afternoon and evening hours. here we are at 7:00. you can see some of the heavier rain and even some thunderstorms coming back into our area. so for a good chunk of the day, we'll be looking at a partly sunny sky and some pretty warm conditions. so that front is right over us tomorrow. so chance of some storms a lirt earlier tomorrow. as far as this afternoon, a chance of isolated thunderstorms. after about 5:00 p.m., temperatures will climb in the upper 0s to low 80s again. so it will be a short sleeve kind of day for the college students, for the kids heading off to high school. today they're probably
some lightning, some thunder, northern areas of howard county, up into frederick county and around baltimore county. all that making its way to the east toward hartford and cecil county. what's going to be happening the next couple days is we'll still be dealing with this weather front that's been north of our area. we were on the warm side of it yesterday with temperatures in the low 80s. we'll on the warm side of that front for today. we've got a chance of rain back i think during the late...
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turns out it may have also been stolen from the baltimore museum of art back in 1951. that auction is now cancelled. >>> demonstrators are demanding fannie mae put an end to evictions from foreclosures. police arrested several protesters who blocked traffic on wisconsin avenue in front of fannie mae's headquarters yesterday. executives from the company later met with demonstrators. they say they're focused on helping homeowners who are struggling to hold on to their houses. >>> 5:35 now. a former manager at virginia rail way express faces up to ten years in prison on bribery charges. kevin pled guilty yesterday. the manager admitted he took a monthly bribe from a maintenance subcontractor for nearly a decade and received about $200,000. in return, he gave the contractor favorable evaluations that allowed him to keep the contract. court papers do not identify the other party involved. >>> thanks to a surprise and generous donation, nationals fans won't be stranded at the navy yard during the team's playoff run. metro announced it will extend hours for all postseason gam
turns out it may have also been stolen from the baltimore museum of art back in 1951. that auction is now cancelled. >>> demonstrators are demanding fannie mae put an end to evictions from foreclosures. police arrested several protesters who blocked traffic on wisconsin avenue in front of fannie mae's headquarters yesterday. executives from the company later met with demonstrators. they say they're focused on helping homeowners who are struggling to hold on to their houses....
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it is out of here east of baltimore. and annapolis, maryland, right now, it continues to head off toward middletown up in areas of eastern maryland right now. until 10:00 a.m., there's a dense fog advisory again. that's what we're talking about for the next couple of hours. fog in fauquier county on west. the visibility there is down to about a half mile and below as you head toward areas of charlottesville. 7:00 a.m. fog, 8:00 a.m. fog. it will start to lift. a mixture of clouds and sunshine today. another mild day for us. this will be the last one for a while when i think we're going to get up to 80 degrees. 81 our high temperature for today. breaks in the cloud cover and then a chance of showers and even a few storms across southern maryland. after, i think, 3:00 today. danella? >> veronica, i'm checking breaking news on the road. as you make your way eastbound on the dulles toll road. all your lanes are blocked. actually, eastbound on the access road. the access lanes are blocked. this is past wiehle avenue. taking t
it is out of here east of baltimore. and annapolis, maryland, right now, it continues to head off toward middletown up in areas of eastern maryland right now. until 10:00 a.m., there's a dense fog advisory again. that's what we're talking about for the next couple of hours. fog in fauquier county on west. the visibility there is down to about a half mile and below as you head toward areas of charlottesville. 7:00 a.m. fog, 8:00 a.m. fog. it will start to lift. a mixture of clouds and sunshine...
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stephanie gosk is at m & t stadium in baltimore this morning. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. standee ovations at this stadium are reserved for the home team, the baltimore ravens, the fans crazy about their team, but last night other pros took to the field that they were even happier to see. >> tipping their kips to the appreciative fans here at m & t bank stadium. >> reporter: nfl refs are used to boos and abuse. they aren't used to standing ovations, but thursday night in baltimore that's exactly what they got. >> we are excited to have the real refs back. >> tucker the kick. >> reporter: the first nfl game of the season to be refereed by full-time experienced officials. >> i think the players know. i think the coaches know, and we can all get back to concentrating on football. >> reporter: this season began with the lockout imposed by the league and a team of less experienced replacement refs. >> i mean, i'm sure the replacement refs are really nice people, and they tried their best, but they were in way over th
stephanie gosk is at m & t stadium in baltimore this morning. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. standee ovations at this stadium are reserved for the home team, the baltimore ravens, the fans crazy about their team, but last night other pros took to the field that they were even happier to see. >> tipping their kips to the appreciative fans here at m & t bank stadium. >> reporter: nfl refs are used to boos and abuse. they aren't used to...
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. >>> a bitter sweet weekend for baltimore ravens wide receiver torrey smith. he turned in one of his best games as a pro but did that with a heavy heart. smith's younger brother died saturday night while riding his motorcycle in northern virginia. smith, a former terrapin receiver, decided to play in last night's game against the patriots. he scored two touchdowns in a ravens win. afterwards, smith talked about playing with that weight on his shoulders. >> you play with a heavy heart. you want to play for that person. i know my mom and all my family and everyone was back at the house. i texted my mom when i got here to the stadium. that's when i really made the decision i was going to play. she was excited about it. she was like, of course he'd want you to play. >> ravens had a moment of silence before the game for jones. police are still investigating the crash, but they say alcohol was not a factor. >>> the police and fbi agents who caught the former marine responsible for firing at several military buildings will be honored today. yonathan melaku pled guilt
. >>> a bitter sweet weekend for baltimore ravens wide receiver torrey smith. he turned in one of his best games as a pro but did that with a heavy heart. smith's younger brother died saturday night while riding his motorcycle in northern virginia. smith, a former terrapin receiver, decided to play in last night's game against the patriots. he scored two touchdowns in a ravens win. afterwards, smith talked about playing with that weight on his shoulders. >> you play with a heavy...
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even the baltimore defense got in on it on this offensive explosion. that is ed reed, my favorite football player, sarah. he returned it for 34 yards for i atouchdown. ravens go on to rout cincinnati 44-13. >>> the nats in new york to face the mets. ryan zimmerman blasts one to center field for the two-run homer to go up by three. gio gonzalez notched his 19th victory. the nats win and now have the lead over the braves. that is the morning line. >>> eleven years later, nation pauses once again to remember the victims of the september 11th terror attacks. we are headed for new york city for a look at what is planned today for a look 9-11 memorial and ground zero. both presidential candidate are taking a break from the campaign trail today. we'll have more after this. hi there. chase freedom is offering 5% cash back at gas stations this quarter. wow, thanks! beep. beep. activate your 5% cash back at chase.com/freedom. >>> continuing our coverage of the 9-11 attacks on this 11th anniversary. besides all the events here in our area, there are ceremonies th
even the baltimore defense got in on it on this offensive explosion. that is ed reed, my favorite football player, sarah. he returned it for 34 yards for i atouchdown. ravens go on to rout cincinnati 44-13. >>> the nats in new york to face the mets. ryan zimmerman blasts one to center field for the two-run homer to go up by three. gio gonzalez notched his 19th victory. the nats win and now have the lead over the braves. that is the morning line. >>> eleven years later, nation...
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we do have some sunshine in our forecast. 79 at annapolis. 75 at baltimore. we have 78 at d.c. 70degrees at frederick and 73 at culpeper. 71 at hagerstown. a pretty mild start to your morning. your day planner, by midday, we should be about 88 degrees. it will be humid today. we are heating up to a high of 90 degrees. that was the high yesterday. temperatures well above average but once again, it is just a little bit of a tease to the cooler weather that is ahead. >> i know. i was hoping you were going to mention that. thank you. >>> time now to get a look at what is happening on the roads with on-time traffic and julie wright. >> we've had some problems out here on the roads. let's start off talking about metrorail because power has been restored. the escalators are now in service at the foggy bottom metro stop. good news for you there. inner loop of the beltway, the georgetown pike, we had a stalled tractor-trailer still blocking the right lane. crew in sky fox still with us. they've moved to the top stretch of the beltway as you continue around from greenb
we do have some sunshine in our forecast. 79 at annapolis. 75 at baltimore. we have 78 at d.c. 70degrees at frederick and 73 at culpeper. 71 at hagerstown. a pretty mild start to your morning. your day planner, by midday, we should be about 88 degrees. it will be humid today. we are heating up to a high of 90 degrees. that was the high yesterday. temperatures well above average but once again, it is just a little bit of a tease to the cooler weather that is ahead. >> i know. i was hoping...
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the big story is the baltimore- washington parkway. delays stacking up from 197 out of laurel all the way to 410 where we have a crash this morning that's cleared but over an hour commute from out of laurel to riverdale. that's a check of your "fox 5 on-time traffic.." >>> thank you. a check of this morning's top stories. a community meeting is being held tonight to discuss the unsolved murder of a maryland teenager. 17-year-old amber stanley was killed in her sleep last month at her home in kettering. there is nothing in her background to indicate someone wanted her dead. police will address any concerns about the case at the kettering community center on chesterton drive beginning at 7 p.m. >>> clean-up continues in parts of the region from saturday's severe weather today. one of the hardest-hit areas, reston especially along south shore road. about a half dozen cars and seven homes were damaged in that neighborhood alone. nearly everyone who lost power though has it back this morning. >>> meantime local power companies are still dea
the big story is the baltimore- washington parkway. delays stacking up from 197 out of laurel all the way to 410 where we have a crash this morning that's cleared but over an hour commute from out of laurel to riverdale. that's a check of your "fox 5 on-time traffic.." >>> thank you. a check of this morning's top stories. a community meeting is being held tonight to discuss the unsolved murder of a maryland teenager. 17-year-old amber stanley was killed in her sleep last...
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baltimore." art modell was 87 years old. >>> well, the nats' bats have come to life. >> boy, have they. >> really. >> still ahead at 8:00, wait until you hear how many home runs the home team hammered in the last two nights combined. >> plus, the first lady versus ann romney by the numbers. we are going to tell you who came out on top when it comes to tvs tuned in. >> the most popular man in the democratic party goes to bat for president obama. i'm nicole collins at the democratic national convention in charlotte. the details are straight ahead. henson, big day -- we're gonna fly to jersey, then mexico, china and france. you're going to travel through so many time zones, you're going to have jet lag for months. now sink your teeth into that big n' toasted if you're ready to soar. good. exits are here, here, and here. a big day calls for the big n' toasted breakfast sandwich, with fried eggs, cherrywood smoked bacon, and cheese, stacked high on texas toast. grab yours at dunkin' donuts. it's a bre
baltimore." art modell was 87 years old. >>> well, the nats' bats have come to life. >> boy, have they. >> really. >> still ahead at 8:00, wait until you hear how many home runs the home team hammered in the last two nights combined. >> plus, the first lady versus ann romney by the numbers. we are going to tell you who came out on top when it comes to tvs tuned in. >> the most popular man in the democratic party goes to bat for president obama. i'm...
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savage, maryland, right now still a little wet with light showers north around baltimore. off to the west, a few more scattered light showers that will be moving in. frostburg, petersburg, elkins, and morgantown all there seeing some rain. that's going to be making its way eastward. day planner forecast. umbrella ready today. we're not going to get a lot of rain. it the not going to rain in any one area for that long of a time period. look at the temperature by 3:00 p.m. from mid-70s at noon to 85 degrees by the time we get to late afternoon. isolated thunder possible too with our best chance of rain coming during the afternoon. that's when we could see a little bit of thunder too. 70 to 75 degrees for your evening rush heading home. here's a look at your four-day forecast and your seven-day forecast too. for today, thursday, friday, saturday, the possibility of rain. sunday, at least we're dry with a high of 74. today warm at 84. danella? >>> checking the roadways, veronica. still seeing construction slowing you down. let's head out and check delays. inner loop at eisenho
savage, maryland, right now still a little wet with light showers north around baltimore. off to the west, a few more scattered light showers that will be moving in. frostburg, petersburg, elkins, and morgantown all there seeing some rain. that's going to be making its way eastward. day planner forecast. umbrella ready today. we're not going to get a lot of rain. it the not going to rain in any one area for that long of a time period. look at the temperature by 3:00 p.m. from mid-70s at noon to...
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monday night football turned out it be a blowout in baltimore. joe flacco threw for 299 yards and 2 touchdowns. cincinnati had no answer to the new no huddle offense by the ravens. ed reed added a touchdown of his own with a 34-yard interception return. the ravens went on to win 44- 13. >> yay, that's great! >>> and the redskins arization the injuries that happened during the win against the saints. wide receiver pierre garcon will test his sore foot tomorrow. he says he expects to play in sunday's game against the rams. long snapper nick sundberg won't play and jordan bernstein is lost for the year with a serious knee injury. >> hate to see that. >> yeah. >>> the nats look to get back on the winning track after losing two of the three games to the marlins. >> they went to a series against the mets. 3rd inning zimmerman a two-run homer to go up by three. it's going, it's going, it's gone! someone jumped out of the stands to the ball. >> he gio gonzalez 19th victory. nats win 5-1 and lead the braves by 6.5 games in the n.l. east. >>> in tennis, th
monday night football turned out it be a blowout in baltimore. joe flacco threw for 299 yards and 2 touchdowns. cincinnati had no answer to the new no huddle offense by the ravens. ed reed added a touchdown of his own with a 34-yard interception return. the ravens went on to win 44- 13. >> yay, that's great! >>> and the redskins arization the injuries that happened during the win against the saints. wide receiver pierre garcon will test his sore foot tomorrow. he says he expects...
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. >> and we have had delays southbound on the baltimore washington parkway. our friend sandy is checking in here headed from the veteran's parkway and heading southbound. heading past prince georges hospital. and thank you very much, scorpio, 767 fridge -- 767 for checking in here and continuing to pennsylvania avenue, and of course, inbound new york avenue below speed here as well and this is bandit, who checked in with the delay at a complete standstill across the anacostia and to the traffic light at bladensberg road and southbound along 270 and with lanes open. you will find yourself below speed as you continue to work your trip out of germantown and to the split. that is a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. more of the fox 5 morning news after the break. that fridge in your kitchen may have crossed this bridge. your new car probably rode these rails. that shipment you just received was tracked by satellite. we build and maintain. we invest and innovate. so we can deliver what america needs. this year alone, freight rail companies plan t
. >> and we have had delays southbound on the baltimore washington parkway. our friend sandy is checking in here headed from the veteran's parkway and heading southbound. heading past prince georges hospital. and thank you very much, scorpio, 767 fridge -- 767 for checking in here and continuing to pennsylvania avenue, and of course, inbound new york avenue below speed here as well and this is bandit, who checked in with the delay at a complete standstill across the anacostia and to the...